I have via the seiving or rather seeeing and reading of this article learnt the best lesson in my life; since I’am a photo copy of contrdcition in what I actually say and what I end up doing.I ‘am a wizard of words and actually manage to convince people of what I intend to do, sincerely, at least at that point of time.

However there is a difference in the pursuits of people who mean what they want to do but are put to shame or mocked at for a lack of accomplishing the same.
Pardon the egoism, but over a period of time I’ve realised that I’ve this amazing ability to write spontaneously or instantaneously on any topic under the sun.I have hence realised that I am a Literary Genius.

I’ve penned articles in dozens and written poems like mad, with little or no success at all for a simple lack of direction and not because what I’ve penned is ambiguous or unappealing.

But there is something intrinsic within me that tells me that I shall one day make a mark for myself.
I ‘am guilty of what Jason did; simply owing to lack of success.After all it is a difficult choice to make.In my country there are trillions who spend hours digging wells each day to eke out a living.

My Genius hence succumbs at times to aspirations materialistic, rather then superlative.

Jason may be a case in point.A person of modest means waiting to explode, if given a choice or rathera chnace ,to express whatever he excels in.

, rather than some random rolling of the dice. When you change your thoughts, you change your life! 4) Genius Types – Brian Lee brings us the tale of the guy who was “gonna” do a whole bunch of great things with his life. Read Don’t Tell Me What You’re Gonna Do to learn the power of actions vs. words, and to decide what you are gonna do next! 5) HELLO, my name is BLOG – More timeless wisdom from Scott Ginsberg, this time asking What’s on YOUR Wall?, which delivers the powerful message that you can create

, rather than some random rolling of the dice. When you change your thoughts, you change your life! 4) Genius Types – Brian Lee brings us the tale of the guy who was “gonna” do a whole bunch of great things with his life. Read Don’t Tell Me What You’re Gonna Do to learn the power of actions vs. words, and to decide what you are gonna do next! 5) HELLO, my name is BLOG – More timeless wisdom from Scott Ginsberg, this time asking What’s on YOUR Wall?, which delivers the powerful message that you can create

m publishing some links to some interesting stories for you to check out this weekend. Once you read them, do please come back! So subscribe to our feed so you don’t miss anything! Our first story is from Genius Types and highlights how talk really is cheap. Dealing with many different types of people from my professional, business and personal lives, I have learned how some talk and sound like savage guard dogs, or wise and knowledgeable types, only to discover that their actions didn

nice article & pretty dead on, though thinking about Neal’s comment I do believe there is a difference between “I’m gonna” and “I’m doing”. An example of this might be “I’m gonna go to New Zealand this summer” vs. “I’ve saved xxx$ to go to New Zealand this summer, now all I need is xxx. Just me thinking

Gerry and Neal have a point, nothing is black and white. It’s not like you are going to hide your travel plans from everyone including your parents until you go…

The spirit of the article is to keep talk to the minimum and action to the maximum.

Thanks for your comments, guys. You are thinking critically.

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It’s one thing to have an accountability partner, someone who’s invested in your success.

It’s another to tell people your ‘gonnas’ for the sake of making yourself feel better.

Plus, if you are in the mindset of “I am going to do XYZ,” then by definition you are reinforcing to yourself that you are not doing XYZ right now.

If you want to do something, just do it. If you want to be a movie director, get a camera and start making movies. You can get a friend to work with you and motivate you through the process of filming X number of hours a week, but you don’t need to go around telling people about future results, such as how many Oscars you’re going to win.

Interesting post. I have mixed feelings of agreement and disagreement over it. On the one hand, I too have known plenty of people that were nothing but talk about what they were “going to do.” I’ve been one of those people. But on the other hand, I think one of the best ways to help motivate yourself is to make yourself accountable.

Telling people what you intend to do ensures that you have others who are aware of your progress. It creates a group of cheerleaders to urge you on, and a network to which you have to explain yourself if you fail. For me, that’s a motivational combination. It would take a powerful will to do some things with no external support whatsoever.

I’m not sure I can reconcile this contradiction. Any thoughts?

Thanks, Aaron. As a personal trainer, you’re an expert in this field!

Brian,

Great post! Between my time as a personal trainer and my time since then when I have been writing self improvement/personal development content, I have heard as many “gonnas” as I care to hear.

I’m with you – let’s see some action, then when people start saying what there are “gonna do next” they’ll have a lot more credibility.

Remember though that just having a dream in no way guarantees it’s success. If you focus incorrecty on the future (or the past for that matter), you lose the enjoyment of the present. Then there is the risk of becoming a daydreamer. All talk; no action. So in addition to your dream, you need a plan and some motivation. [IMG piloting]Here’s the latest image of my dream from this morning. That’s me on the right with my instructor on the left. I